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Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:17 pm**

I've tried searching on this, but couldn't really find the answer. What exactly in 1 or 2 sentences does Smarty do?

Thanks....

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:44 pm**

Quoting http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/what.is.smarty.php:

Smarty is a template engine for PHP. More specifically, it facilitates a manageable way to separate application logic and content from its presentation. This is best described in a situation where the application programmer and the template designer play different roles, or in most cases are not the same person.

Thus, it makes czustomizing of Serendipity (via HTML files) easy and you don't have to dig in PHP code to change the layout, and you can stay compatible to our main release using this abstraction.

Best regards,
Garvin

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:31 pm**

How did I know it was going to be you reply Garvin? Thank you for your great reply. Much appreciated.

Good luck and have a good weekend!

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:54 am**

Good to know that it helped you. Go ahead and ask more about, if you need to know more

I try to be of as much help as possible so that people can spread the word about Serendipity

Thanks and have a nice weekend, too,
Garvin

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